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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
B+
ValueB
NeedB
TradesC+
FutureA+
No fireworks, just a tidy B+ for the Raiders. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Dominic Zvada, 68 picks early at slot 220.
The Perkins Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end and interior defensive lineman. Reese falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
They read the board right and Arvell Reese was the payoff at the Round 1 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick37
Rnd2
A.J. Harris
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 5: A.J. Harris for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58
Rnd2
Arch Manning
Arch Manning slipping to the 58th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68
Rnd3
Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at No. 68 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92
Rnd3
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Kenyatta Jackson Jr. in pick 92 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106
Rnd4
Harold Perkins Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Harold Perkins Jr. adds a linebacker and leaves tight end and interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick116
Rnd4
Blake Miller
They jumped the gun on Blake Miller, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126
Rnd4
Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in No. 126 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128
Rnd4
Jalon Kilgore
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Jalon Kilgore graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick135
Rnd4
CJ Baxter
CJ Baxter at the 135th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick175
Rnd5
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at the 175th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick182
Rnd6
Aaron Anderson
The board had Aaron Anderson higher than pick 182, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick194
Rnd6
Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in Round 6, Pick 16 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220
Rnd7
Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at pick No. 220 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick252
Rnd7
Brandon Inniss
They paid sticker price for Brandon Inniss in pick No. 252, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.



















